George Washington Papers

General Orders, 4 October 1777

General Orders

Head Quarters—[ ]—October 4th 1777.

Parole: Countersign:

Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The words “Battle of Germantown” are written in the left-hand margin of the manuscript.

For accounts of the Battle of Germantown on this date, see GW to Hancock, 5 Oct., and the notes to that document.

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    General Orders, 4 October 1777
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    Washington, George
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    4 October 1777

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    “General Orders, 4 October 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-11-02-0414. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 11, 19 August 1777 – 25 October 1777, ed. Philander D. Chase and Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2001, p. 388.]